Reserving jobs for ITS officers illegal, says DoT

KOLKATA: The telecom department said any move to reserve about 1,100 managerial slots in BSNL and MTNL for Indian Telecom Service officers would be illegal and flout government regulations.

"The option of encadrement of roughly 1,100 managerial posts in BSNL and MTNL for ITS officers is not legitimate or an available option within the policy guidelines of the government of India," said a DoT official.